Festivals

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Festivals

Adam’s Sake – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Laura Wandel's second feature unravels the complexity of a mother-son relationship within the confines of a paediatric ward.
A woman in a brown robe sits at a dresser in a vintage-style room, with framed portraits on the wall behind her.
Festivals

Sound of Falling – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Mascha Schilinski's beguiling drama follows four generations living in the same rural German farmhouse and the cyclical nature of their trauma.
A young man with a troubled expression on his face, holding a mobile phone to his ear.
Festivals

Enzo – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Robin Campillo completed this final feature by Laurent Cantet, a beautiful, bittersweet study of a teenage boy finding his way in life.
A woman with long, pink hair and eyes closed, appearing pensive or thoughtful.
Festivals

Challenging representation and centring trans community and craft at TITE 2025

by Eli Cugini

The first edition of the Trans Image / Trans Experience Festival (TITE) in Dublin showcases the multitudes contained in the trans community while providing a vital sense of safety at a time of societal hostility.
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Festivals

The 2025 Cannes Film Festival line-up is here!

by David Jenkins

Wes Anderson, Kelly Reichardt, Joachim Trier and Julia Ducournau are among the contenders for this year’s Golden Palm.
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Festivals

Animal instincts at the Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival

by Hannah Strong

One of the most well-regarded documentary film festivals provides a fascinating insight into the grip that animal stories have over the documentary space.
A man embraces a woman tenderly against a desolate, windswept landscape.
Festivals

Tornado – first-look review

by David Jenkins

John “Slow West” Maclean returns with a Samurai-inspired heist thriller set in the English wilds – the eccentric results are mixed.
A close-up of a woman's face, blurred and distorted, with a serious expression.
Festivals

Interview: Cate Blanchett and Matty Sidle

by David Jenkins

With already countless strings to her acting bow, Cate Blanchett adds yet one more by starring in Matty Sidle’s experimental comic short, Bozo Over Roses.
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Festivals

Guo Run – first-look review

by David Jenkins

The pain and confusion of miscarriage is presented with bracing clarity in Li Dongmei’s impressive character study.
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Festivals

First Person Plural – first-look review

by David Jenkins

A bourgeois couple experience the noxious effects of a vaccine in this gorgeous, surreal study of corrupted minds and bodies.

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